Abstract
Vance is an international relations Major from Baltimore, MD. Vance chose to write about the negative effects that misleading/false news stories can have on an individual, especially when in college, because he “sees society moving farther and farther away from truth and leaning more into sentiments based on emotions — which is directly at odds with the point of a higher education.” Vance started college at 16 years old. At 17, he decided to take a gap year (which became a gap of 4 years) to enter the workforce. At 21, he found himself yearning to be a part of an academic institution again and transferred to UMass Boston, as he “missed learning in a social setting surrounded by peers with different opinions and cultures.” He writes that “transferring to UMass Boston was the best decision I’ve ever made” and that “the community at UMass Boston is truly an accurate picture of what the community of Eastern Massachusetts looks like, and I’m proud to be a part of it.”
Recommended Citation
Naftal, Vance
(2022)
"Fake News’ Negation of a Useful Education,"
Undercurrents: A Journal of Undergraduate Student Composition: Vol. 3:
Iss.
1, Article 7.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.umb.edu/undercurrents/vol3/iss1/7
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